Move aside Bafana Bafana. The world has a new favourite South African team, and their name is
Vakhegula Vakhegula, which means "Grannies" in the local Xitsonga dialect. Why? Because they're a
team of grandmothers of course, ranging in age from 40somethinng to 80something and competing in an
eight team local league in around the Nkowankowa township, 600 kilometers north of
Johannesburg.
Dressing up on Halloween isn't a challenge to be taken lightly. It's not just about the
eating sweets, making friends and putting dog feces through mail boxes. It means much more than
that. It's the one night when everyone on the planet can wear whatever they want and be whomever
they wish.
